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SISTERS OF MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM APPOINTS GENESIS PROJECT CORPORATE DIRECTOR - REVENUE

St. Louis, MO (March 10, 2004) – The Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy) has named Donna Chandler to the position of corporate director–revenue for the Genesis Project, an initiative that will transform work processes and information technology across the Mercy System. Chandler will provide leadership for revenue work processes redesign and information technology development.

Prior to joining the Genesis Project, Chandler was director of health information services and clinical transcription at St. John's Mercy Medical Center. She began her career with Mercy in 1997 and has held positions in financial analysis, billing, and receivables. Chandler is currently enrolled in a health information administration program (HIA) at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri.

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The Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy) operates hospitals, physician practices, outpatient clinics, health plans and related health and human services in a seven state area including Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Its members include 18 acute care hospitals providing more than 4,000 licensed beds, a heart hospital, a managed care subsidiary (Mercy Health Plans), physician practices, outpatient care facilities, home health programs, skilled nursing services and long-term care facilities. Services are provided by approximately 26,000 co-workers and 3,100 physicians who are employed or practice at Mercy facilities. Mercy is the 10th largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. based on net patient service revenue and is sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy–St. Louis Regional Community.

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